Visible minority groups 2006 counts for Canada provinces and territories and census divisions - 20% sample data

Geocode	Geographic name	Total - Population by visible minority groups	Total visible minority population(1)	South Asian(2)	Chinese	Black	Filipino	Latin American	Southeast Asian(3)
01 	 Canada 	 31241030 	 5068090 	 1262865 	 1216570 	 783795 	 410695 	 304245 	 239935
62 	 Nunavut 	 29325 	 420 	 80 	 80 	 100 	 75 	 25 	 10
6204 	 Baffin (Nvt.) 	 15665 	 260 	 55 	 65 	 60 	 35 	 15 	 10
6205 	 Keewatin (Nvt.) 	 8305 	 105 	 20 	 10 	 20 	 30 	 0 	 0
6208 	 Kitikmeot (Nvt.) 	 5350 	 50 	 0 	 0 	 25 	 10 	 0 	 0

Notes:
(1) The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons; other than Aboriginal peoples; who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'

(2) For example; 'East Indian;' 'Pakistani;' 'Sri Lankan;' etc.

(3) For example; 'Vietnamese;' 'Cambodian;' 'Malaysian;' 'Laotian;' etc.

Sources: Statistics Canada; censuses of population; 2001 and 2006.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007; Visible minority groups  2006 counts  for Canada  provinces and territories  and census divisions - 20% sample data (table).
Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released April 2  2008.